# Mahindar Village, Jamalpur, Barddhaman (West Bengal)

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Village · Jamalpur, Barddhaman 

# Mahindar

Mahindar is a village in Jamalpur sub-district of Barddhaman district, West Bengal. The 2011 Census counted **2,912 people in 695 households**, the 23rd largest of 121 inhabited villages in the sub-district. Literacy was 71.9%, close to the sub-district's rural average of 74.1%.

- 2,912people (2011)
- 695households
- 71.9%literacy
- 1,007females per 1,000 males

## Homes and amenities in Mahindar

Of every 100 households in Mahindar in 2011, 59 had electricity, 54 a toilet at home and 13 cooked with LPG; 36 had a mobile phone, 11 a two-wheeler and 3 a car.

■ Mahindar · ■ Jamalpur rural average

Electricity for lighting ****59%**

**48%

Toilet within the home ****54%**

**52%

No toilet (open defecation) ****43%**

**46%

Tap water ****0%**

**11%

Drinking water within premises ****36%**

**33%

Cooking with LPG / PNG ****13%**

**6%

Cooking with firewood / dung / crop residue ****82%**

**84%

Use banking services ****78%**

**65%

Television ****35%**

**30%

Mobile phone ****36%**

**43%

Computer with internet ****0%**

**1%

Two-wheeler ****11%**

**12%

Car / jeep / van ****3%**

**2%

None of these assets ****9%**

**18%

Own their home ****100%**

**97%

Source: [Census of India 2011, Houselisting and Housing Census – households by amenities and assets (HH-14)](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## What is the population of Mahindar?

■ Mahindar · ■ Jamalpur rural average

Literacy (age 7+) ****71.9%**

**74.1%

Sex ratio (F per 1,000 M) ****1007**

**980

Child sex ratio (0–6) ****907**

**982

Working population ****49.0%**

**44.3%

### Women and men

Literacy is 80.7% for men and 63.2% for women. 64% of men and 35% of women work.

### Who works, and at what

**********

**■** Cultivators 228 (16%) · **■** Farm labourers 712 (50%) · **■** Household industry 1 (0%) · **■** Other work 223 (16%) · **■** Marginal 264 (18%)

Source: [Census of India 2011, Primary Census Abstract (town, village and ward level), all districts](https://censusindia.gov.in/nada/index.php/catalog).

## Other villages of similar size in Jamalpur

- Kanshra3,220 people
- Jot Raghab3,204 people
- Dogachhia3,191 people
- Chak Shanjadi2,939 people
- Dhuluk2,906 people
- Sadipur2,898 people
- Kalna2,891 people
- Hiranyagram2,873 people

[All 123 villages in Jamalpur](https://wherepedia.org/india/west-bengal/barddhaman/jamalpur/villages/)

## Quick answers

- What is the population of Mahindar?2,912 (Census 2011)
- Which district is Mahindar in?Barddhaman district (Jamalpur sub-district), West Bengal
- What is the literacy rate of Mahindar?71.9% (Census 2011)